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Shaun Ryder saves Roy Walker from drowning
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 29 January 2018
Shaun Ryder may have a new career as a lifeguard. Former ‘Catchphrase’ presenter Roy Walker is “eternally grateful” to the Happy Mondays frontman for saving him from drowning.
The two men were (of course) filming a new ITV reality TV show in Sardinia, called ‘100 Years Younger In 21 Days’. Depending on how far they were into filming, Walker may have been anything up to -33 years old, which may account for the accident.
According to The Sun, Walker fell into the sea after a paddleboard he was on was hit by a wave. Seeing that the comedian was in trouble, Ryder jumped in to save him. It was, says an unnamed source, “a real superhero moment”.
A rep for Walker told Digital Spy: “He says he’s eternally grateful to Shaun and has made a lifelong friend – a longer life than he would have had otherwise!”
The premise of the show is to slightly extend the lives of some celebrities you’d forgotten about, using a variety of age-reversal techniques. Contrary to what I said earlier, the eight personalities are aiming to improved their life expectancies by 100 years between them.
It’s possible that the statement on behalf of Walker also hints that it hasn’t really worked.
